Praça Alexandre Albuquerque is the main square of the capital city of

Praia Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

. It is located in the southwestern part of the

Plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ...

, the historical city centre of Praia. Formerly known as ''Praça do Pelourinho'', it received its current name in 1876 in honour of the Portuguese colonial governor Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque.Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município da Praia
Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 24-28Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia
Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 239-253 It is lined with several historical public buildings and townhouses, many of which date from the 19th century. The square is surrounded by Rua Patrice Lumumba,

Rua Serpa Pinto ''There is also Rua Serpa Pinto in the neighbourhood of Mártires in Lisbon, Portugal'' Rua Serpa Pinto (formerly ''Rua do Lencastre'') is a street in the Plateau, the historic centre of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde.

and

Avenida Amílcar Cabral Avenida Amílcar Cabral is an avenue in the Plateau, the historic centre of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde. The centre of the square is a public park with monuments to Alexandre Albuquerque (a bronze bust from 1926) and Serpa Pinto (a bronze bust from 1927). Notable buildings around the square: * Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, built between 1894 and 1902 *City hall (''Câmara Municipal'' or ''Paços do Concelho'') of Praia, built in 1858 *Palace of Culture " Ildo Lobo" *Palace of Justice, built in 1961 *the banks Banco Comercial do Atlântico and Banco Interatlântico Praia-Palais de Justice

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